eco cotton by Anette Eriksson
Eco Cotton by Anette Eriksson
Details
Eco Cotton by Anette Eriksson is a cotton blend yarn made in Turkey.
- It is 85% cotton and 15% polyester.
- It comes in 100g balls with 220m per ball and a 200g version as well.
- Eco Cotton and the Eco Cotton xl by Anette Eriksson sells for $9/$15 a ball at Spotlight, but is regularly on sale.
- The label recommends 5mm needles.
- Gauge – 10″ x 10″ equals 22 rows by 17 stitches.
- Spotlight has approximately 15 solid colours of Eco Cotton available, although it seems only a couple are in both versions.
- The label recommends to warm machine wash and dry flat.
- The weight of the yarn is not marked on the label, but I would say it’s a weight ‘3’ yarn or 8 ply/dk (double knit).
The project I chose to review this yarn with is a little larger than what I generally would choose, but I started and just had to finish.
The Ravelry info for the pattern was very misleading in that it said I would only need 160m of yarn, but it was nearly 2 balls…so roughly 400m !! Hence the 2 colours, but that is fine, coz I think I like the way it looks 😊

The pattern I chose is the Stacked Shells Crop Top by Dorianna Rivelli from The Lavender Chair, in the medium/large size.
- At first look the Eco Cotton by Anette Eriksson is not much to look at, but I really did like the look of it crocheted up…and it feels nice and soft also. It may have something to do with the more decorative shell stitch pattern…not sure. I feel like this yarn would make the actual stitch pattern shine rather than the yarn itself.
- It felt a little stiff to crochet with, but you get the hang of it as you go along.
- There’s not a large variety of colours of the Eco Cotton to choose from, but I guess depending on what you are after it might be enough. I have found there is never a large variety in-store at Spotlight, but if you are happy to buy online and pay postage, they will send from all different stores. I have found that you cannot click and collect from Spotlight unless your pickup store actually has what you want in stock. A bit annoying really…but what can you do🤔.
- I found that the recommended 5mm hook was just right.
- The yarn only split a couple of times so wasn’t really a problem.
Washing
I washed the crop top at 30°C with a normal spin cycle and laid it flat on a clothes horse to dry.
- I feel like the yarn wasn’t really softer after washing, but I didn’t use a fabric softener also. For that matter I generally don’t use a washing powder or liquid when test washing either. Cotton is said to get softer with continued washing so I don’t think overall softness would be an issue in the long term.
- It was quite a warm day and the yarn dried fairly quickly, so that was a plus.
In Summary
- I would definitely buy the Eco Cotton by Anette Eriksson again for any project where the stitch pattern/garment is the star of the show.
- I think it is reasonably priced and a bargain on sale!!
- As well as a variety of ladies/girls accessories, and even bags and homewares, I think the Eco Cotton is perfect for more natural looking garments with the addition of polyester to add that extra bit of durability to the fabric.